- The Inkwell
- New Hampshire
- Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NHSuburb: midsizeZIP 03102Founded 1889
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1889
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.anselm.edu
New HampshireReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College is a private nonprofit college in Manchester, New Hampshire, with 2,087 undergraduates. It admits 78% of applicants, graduates 80% within six years and costs $34,382 a year after aid.
80%graduate
Admission rate78%
Retention88%
4-year graduation72%
Pell Grant share16%
Federal loans69%
$34,382net price / year
78%admission rate
1201average SAT
80%graduate in 6 years
$83,058median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#171 of 1,704 for earnings#1,575 of 1,739 for lowest net price#185 of 1,738 for graduation rate#805 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $69,237tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $50,580
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $50,580
- Average net price
- $34,382national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$24,676
$30,001–48,000$22,366
$48,001–75,000$22,088
$75,001–110,000$30,360
$110,001+$38,988
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 78%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1201
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 570–658
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 540–620
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college78%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college88%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college80%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college16%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 80%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 72%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 82%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $67,714
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $83,058middle 50%: $59,366–$111,950
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$111,950
Median, Saint Anselm College$83,058
Lower quarter$59,366
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,087
- Part-time
- 0.9%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 19.6
- First-generation students
- 13%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 16%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 66%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,792 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,897
- Endowment, end of year
- $213,587,856
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White83%
Hispanic4.7%
Black1.6%
Asian0.6%
Two or more races0.9%
U.S. nonresident1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown8.1%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management26%
Health professions23%
Social sciences14%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.5%
Communication & journalism4.7%
Psychology4.3%
Physical sciences3.1%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies2.9%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Rivier University Nashua, NH | $26,585 | 56% | $72,105 |
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| Franklin Pierce University Rindge, NH | $23,023 | 55% | $64,588 |
| Colby-Sawyer College New London, NH | $26,739 | 56% | $61,214 |
| Thomas More College of Liberal Arts Merrimack, NH | $18,810 | 71% | $41,534 |
| Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | $26,707 | 95% | $111,162 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA | $33,445 | 79% | $81,484 |
| Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA | $33,015 | 79% | $80,119 |
| University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA | $34,256 | 86% | $92,362 |
| Connecticut College New London, CT | $35,960 | 82% | $82,225 |
| Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR | $34,286 | 74% | $64,090 |
| Pitzer College Claremont, CA | $36,135 | 83% | $72,270 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 183239. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3463654.